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Penn State tuition and net price

Pennsylvania State University · University Park, Pennsylvania · Public · 42,284 undergraduates

$21,098
in-state tuition and fees, 2025-26
$43,490
out-of-state tuition and fees
$41,003
full cost of attendance a year
$33,675
average net price after aid

Aid covers a modest part of the bill: the average net price of $33,675 is 82% of the $41,003 cost of attendance. For families earning under $30,000 the average net price ($22,193) is higher than in-state tuition, because it also covers housing, food and books. Pennsylvania residents pay $21,098 in tuition and fees for 2025-26; students from other states pay $43,490.

Net price by family income

Income under $30,000: $22,193Income under $30,000$22,193Income $30,001 to $48,000: $21,267Income $30,001 to $48,000$21,267Income $48,001 to $75,000: $25,458Income $48,001 to $75,000$25,458Income $75,001 to $110,000: $31,948Income $75,001 to $110,000$31,948Income over $110,000: $39,140Income over $110,000$39,140
Average yearly price after grants and scholarships for first-time, full-time students receiving federal aid and paying the in-state rate.

For an estimate based on your own family's finances, use Penn State's net price calculator.

Tuition and fees since 2014-15

$0k$20k$40k$60k2014-152016-172018-192020-212022-232025-26Out-of-stateIn-state2014-15 Out-of-state: $30k In-state: $18k2015-16 Out-of-state: $31k In-state: $18k2016-17 Out-of-state: $32k In-state: $18k2017-18 Out-of-state: $34k In-state: $18k2018-19 Out-of-state: $35k In-state: $18k2019-20 Out-of-state: $36k In-state: $18k2020-21 Out-of-state: no data In-state: no data2021-22 Out-of-state: no data In-state: no data2022-23 Out-of-state: $39k In-state: $20k2023-24 Out-of-state: $40k In-state: $20k2024-25 Out-of-state: no data In-state: no data2025-26 Out-of-state: $43k In-state: $21k
Published full-time undergraduate tuition and required fees. No figure was published for 2020-21, 2021-22, 2024-25.
Show the numbers by year
Academic yearIn-stateOut-of-state
2025-26$21,098$43,490
2023-24$20,234$40,188
2022-23$19,835$38,651
2019-20$18,450$35,514
2018-19$18,454$34,858
2017-18$18,436$33,664
2016-17$17,900$32,382
2015-16$17,514$31,346
2014-15$17,502$30,452

Cost of attendance and aid

Tuition and fees (2025-26)
$21,098 in-state, $43,490 out-of-state
Room and board on campus
$15,346
Books and supplies
$1,200
Full cost of attendance
$41,003 a year (most recent year reported)
Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
16%
Undergraduates with a federal loan
42%
Median federal debt at graduation
$24,500

Colleges similar to Penn State

The six public four-year colleges closest to Penn State in acceptance rate and undergraduate enrollment.

CollegeAcceptance rateUndergraduatesAvg net priceEarnings after 10 yrs
Rutgers
New Brunswick, NJ		58%37,751$24,897$80,490
Pitt
Pittsburgh, PA		58%20,370$29,362$73,113
South Carolina
Columbia, SC		60%29,820$22,197$69,024
Ohio State University
Columbus, OH		61%45,638$17,269$67,080
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA		55%30,923$25,808$88,716
UMass Amherst
Amherst, MA		60%23,671$22,857$80,486

Tuition and fees for 2025-26, cost of attendance and net price come from the College Scorecard; earlier tuition years come from IPEDS via the Urban Institute. Net price is what first-time, full-time students receiving federal aid paid after grants and scholarships, and it lags the tuition year. College Scorecard data updated November 2, 2026. How these figures are built · Penn State on College Scorecard